Leg-rest.



No. 787,676. l PATBNTBD APR. 18, 1905.

` G. KELLY.

LEG REST.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2l. 1903. BBNEWED'MAR. 6.1905.

UNITED v STATES Patented April 18, 1905.

PATENT OEEICE.

LEG-REST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 787,676, dated April 18, 1905.

Application led July 2l, 1903. Renewed March 6, 1905. Serial No. 248,658.

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, GEORGE KELLY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mineralpoint, in the county of Iowa and State of Wisof the occupant of the chair, provision being made to prevent injury to the structure by the shoes.

The preferred form of construction is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, where- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a wellknown form of rocker, showing the leg-rest applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a slightly-modified form of leg-rest, showing the same employed as a stool. Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view through the same.

Similar reference numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a base 5 is employed which is provided with an extension neck 6, that tapers toward its free end. The base 5 is provided in rear of the neck and in its upper side with a recess 7 constructed to receive the front portion of a chair-seat, so that the upper face thereof and the upper face of the neck will be in substantially the same plane, as illustrated in Fig. 2. This base is adapted to be secured to the under side of the chair-seat by suitable fastening devices 8, passed through said base and engaging in the portion of the chair that is located in the seat or recess. To the front vend of the neck is hinged a leg-supporting member 9, consisting of a platform, the lower ends of which carry depending brackets 10, to which is secured a transverse axle 11, having wheels 12 journaled thereon and constituting supporting means for the lower end of the member. The opposite end of said member is contracted, as shown at 13, and to this end is fastened a depending bracket 111, having spaced divergently-disposed legs 15, that are provided with outstanding feet 16. The leg supporting platform or member is provided at its lower end with a depressed foot or shoe-receiving portion 17, which may be formed by upholstering the upper portion of the platform, as illustrated at 18, this upholstering or cushioning terminating short of the lower end of the member. Instead of this structure a supplemental plate or board 19 may be employed, as illustrated in Fig. 3, the depressed portion 17 being thus obtained.

. In use the'supporting member is attached to the chair by means of the base, as illustrated, and when so attached the legs 15 and feet 16 are elevated above the Hoor or surface on whichthe chair rests. Therefore said chair can be rocked in the usual manner and the supporting lower end of the rest will be freely movable to accommodate the action of the chair. The occupant of the chair can readily place his legs upon the platform, so that they Will be comfortably supported, the limbs proper resting upon the cushions or ele- Vvated endof the support, while the heels Will be located in the depressed portion.

When the device is not in use, it may be detached from the chair, in which condition the leg-supporting member will be disposed horizontally, the detached end being supported by the legs, as illustrated in Fig. 3.

This device, it will be evident, constitutes an extremely simple attachment vwhich may be readily applied to a chair and detached therefrom with convenience. It constitutes a comfortable leg-support and when detached may be employed as a stool.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction, operation, and many advantages of the herein-described invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art without further description, and it will be understood that various changes in the size, shape, proportion, and minor detalls of construction may IOC be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a leg-rest, the combination with a base having an extended neck, of means for securing the base to a chair with the neck projecting beyond the front end thereof, and a legsupporting member hinged to the neck.

2. In a' leg-rest, the combination with a base having an extended neck, of means for securing the base to the under side of a chair-seat with the neck projecting beyond the front end thereof, a leg-supporting member hinged at one end to the neck, and a wheel supporting the other end of the leg-supporting member.

3. In a leg-rest, the combination with abase, of means for securing the base to a chair with one portion of said base in line with the upper face of the seat, and a leg-supporting member movably secured to the base.

4. In a leg-rest, the combination with a base having its upper side recessed to receive a chair-seat, of a leg-supporting member hinged to the base, and a wheel for supporting the member.

5. In a leg-rest, the combination with a base having an extended neck, said base being provided with a recess in rear of the neck to receive a chair-seat, a leg-supporting member hinged to the front end of the neck, and a wheel for supporting the front end of the legsupporting member.

6. In a leg-rest, the combination with a legsupporting member, of a wheel for supporting one end of the member, a leg for supporting the other end, and means for attaching the member to a chair with the leg elevated above the surface upon which said chair rests.

7 In a leg-rest, the combination with a legsupporting member, of wheels journaled upon the front end of the member for supporting the same, spaced legs depending from the opposite end of the member and constituting a support for said end, and means for attaching the member to a chair with the leg elevated.

8. In a leg-rest, the combination with a legsupporting platform, of wheels located at one end of the platform for supporting the same, a bracket secured to the under side of the otherend of the platform and having spaced legs provided with outturned feet, and means' for supporting the platform from a chairwith the legs elevated.

9. In a leg-rest, the combination with a leg- 

